The harnessing of the giant squids
The harnessing of the giant squids is a work of art in Sheffield, England. The harnessing of the giant squids is situated nearby to the sports venue The Foundry, as well as near the pub The Fat Cat.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelham Island Museum and Crucible Theatre.
Kelham Island Museum
Museum
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum on Alma Street, alongside the River Don, in the centre of Sheffield, England. It was opened in 1982. Kelham Island Museum is situated 870 feet west of The harnessing of the giant squids.
Crucible Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. Crucible Theatre is situated 3,000 feet south of The harnessing of the giant squids.
River Don Engine
The River Don Engine is a 1904-built steam engine used for hot rolling steel armour plate. It is a 3-cylinder simple engine of 40 inches diameter, 48 inches stroke. River Don Engine is situated 910 feet west of The harnessing of the giant squids.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverside Quarter and Neepsend.
Riverside Quarter
Quarter
The Riverside Quarter, or Riverside Exchange is one of Sheffield's 11 designated City Centre Quarters. Its borders are West Bar, Coulston Street, Bridge Street, Castlegate, Exchange Place and the Parkway to its south, the Wicker Viaduct, Johnson Street, Spitalfields and Nursery Street to the North, and Corporation Street to the west.
Neepsend
Suburb
Neepsend is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, located just 1 mile north-west of the city centre. The main area of Neepsend covers the flood plain of the River Don from Lady's Bridge at the Wicker up to Hillfoot Bridge.
Castlegate Quarter
Quarter
The Castlegate Quarter is one of the eleven quarters of Sheffield city centre. It is named after Castlegate, the quarter's main thoroughfare. The boundaries of the Castlegate Quarter are formed by Castlegate and the River Don to the north, Exchange Place to the east, Commercial Street and part of the High Street to the south, and Angel Street and Snig Hill to the west.
The harnessing of the giant squids
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.38922° or 53° 23′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.46877° or 1° 28′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5W9GQJ+MFOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=mural
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